A Beumer Classification of Labial-alveolar-palatal Clefts: Suggestion for Complement

Abstract

Orofacial clefts are a common birth defect characterized by involvement of the nasal and oral structures. Several classifications of orofacial clefts have been proposed in the aim of generalizing rational criteria allowing communication and exchange between the different practitioners. Among these classifications, the classification of Beumer has got surgical and prosthodontic interest (making an orthopedic plate).The authors propose to update this classification by modifying it and proposing a class that did not exist in the original classification. This modification seems important to us as a complement to this classification.

Effect of prosthetic management and its timing on otological and audiological outcomes in infants with cleft lip and palate: A clinical trial

“…The clinical trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT06075069). Infants with bilateral cleft L/P, centralized pre‐maxilla that does not require an active appliance, and normal function of the auditory nerve and inner ear were included in the study 26,27 …”

“…Infants with bilateral cleft L/P, centralized pre-maxilla that does not require an active appliance, and normal function of the auditory nerve and inner ear were included in the study. 26,27 During the pre-prosthetic phase, infants were subjected to audiometric screening utilizing ABR (Eclipse, Interacoustics A/S, Denmark) to evaluate their hearing quality in both ears and rule out any congenital hearing impairments or sensorineural hearing loss. In addition, a tympanometer (AT235 tympanometer, Interacoustics A/S, Denmark) that monitors the air pressure in the middle ear was used to evaluate the middle ear function in both ears.…”